Jim Wegman, Publicity
Holy cow! August is gone already, and there is talk of the overseeding period coming up. You know, when the courses are undergoing the big work, conditions are sometimes difficult. This year the bunkers will be less of a problem. The Bunker Project here in Oakwood is nearing completion. So, a tip of the old golf cap to Superintendent Ross Buckendahl and his hard-working crew. The bunkers are looking good, the new sand is a higher-quality mix, and the bunker edges have been cleanly cut. Who knows, maybe like Ernie Els, we will finally say “… the bunkers are our friends.”
8/1/25 2 Best Net Balls Lakes. 1st Jim Wegman, John Gaudioso, Bill McConnell; 2nd (T) Joe D’Amore, Sam Whitlock, Pete Stein, Jim Theobald/Greg Wells, Jim Thompson, Larry Swanson, Larry Schuller; KPs: #2 Tom Graves, Greg Wells; #6 Greg Wells, Jack Cameron
8/8/25 Best Balls One Gross One Net Lakes. 1st Joe D’Amore, Jim Thompson, Jack Cameron, Bill Whitely; 2nd (T) Bob Pender, Stan Posey, Mark Stoimenoff/Greg Wells, Mark Bernier, Bob Deken, Larry Schuller; KPs: #2 Jerry Richards, Gary Russell; #6 Neil Anderson, Bill McConnell
8/15/25 Best Balls 3-4-5 Sonoran. 1st Paul Wilde, Neil Anderson, John Schuler, Bill Whitely; 2nd Jerry Richards, John Gaudioso, Larry Schuller; 3rd Chuck Sloan, Mark Bernier, Alan Aken; KPs: #3 Joe D’Amore, Larry Schuller; #8 Mike Partridge, Jim Janowski
8/22/25 Team Stableford Sonoran. 1st Neil Anderson, Richard Russell, Terry Henkel, Jim Theobald; 2nd Jerry Richards, Mark Stoimenoff; 3rd Joe D’Amore, Jim Thompson, Jim Janowski; KPs: #3 Chuck Sloan, Jim Thompson; #8 Cash Menicke, Mike Partridge
8/29/25 Low Gross Lakes. Flight 1: 1st (T) Joe D’Amore, Bill Pender; 3rd Neil Andeson; Flight 2: 1st Tom Graves; 2nd Stan Posey; 3rd Larry Munson; Flight 3: 1st Sam Whitlock; 2nd (T3) Mike Crewdson, Nunzio Cusumano, Jim Wegman; Flight 4: 1st John Gaudioso, Lewis Keith, Bob Deken; KPs: #2 Neil Anderson, Jim Wegman; #6 Bill Pender, Stan Posey
Gentlemen, having a range for our use is a real benefit. The balls and the baskets belong to the golf operation. Replacing the balls and the baskets adds to the operational expense every year. I would like to remind all our golfers to return the baskets when your practice session is finished.
President Jerry Richards has made a request for volunteers to be trained as game managers. Bill Pender has created a training document that explains the process and leads you through the steps. Having more GMs is important and makes the work easier for the other GMs.
Heard around: One of our members had his first hole-in-one recently. Mike Crewdson, a ready volunteer, game manager, and all-around good guy, stepped up to number 4 tee box in Ironwood, took aim, and “aced” it. Congratulations, Mike! We hope this one leads to many more.